Clermont Post Office Listing Caption
Postal notice from Clermont in Fayette County Iowa marking a document as second class mail matter.
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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1937
Page
4
Postal notice from Clermont in Fayette County Iowa marking a document as second class mail matter.
On return I seek public meetings with farmers in each county of the Fourth district to discuss the general farm bill coming to Congress. I want input from farmers, not speeches, and ask communities to write dates after October 10. My secretary Ray Douglas will arrange details from Washington D C. Paris, Sept 3, 1937. Aboard the Washington I toured Interparliamentary Union events with 400 delegates from 25 nations led by Alben Barkley.
In Fayette County Iowa the stockholders are notified that Leo Beucher as Trustee petitions the District Court for authority to sell real estate in Clermont described as all of Block 90 Thompson’s Second Addition for $500 under a sale contract. A hearing and bid filing must occur by October 6, 1937, at 10 A.M. at the Fayette County Court House in West Union. Leon R. Layton represents the Trustee.
A speaker notes that interpreters translate speeches into English, French, and German, slowing proceedings but essential for informing delegates. The thread among talks is a shared desire for peace, with Ireland’s E. ONeill asserting that peoples won’t tolerate more wars, though the speaker doubts the certainty of that hope.
The narrator recalls European plowing with walking plows. In France and elsewhere horses or cattle pull a single plow section while a person leads the animal. He witnesses a man guiding a horse hitched to one section of a drag.
A correspondent notes the lack of topsoil loss in France despite inquiries. Reasons offered include milder rains, different soil texture, and crops with strong root systems. The writer also observes an absence of corn fields in the country and remarks on limited firsthand knowledge.
This travel note reports many barb wire fences and cement posts observed on a journey from Le Havre to Paris. The writer notes enduring abundance of barb wire in Europe, contrasting with less of it elsewhere and highlights cement posts as a notable sight on this side of the Atlantic.
Lois Olson and Lorraine Follett visited Saturday while many neighbors and relatives dropped in for weekends and birthdays in Clermont Iowa. Guests included Francis Dugstad and family in Delwin Decorah and Waterloo. Florence Schissel Cedar Rapids. Oscar Olson and family in Edmund Dugstad home. Lida Bissell from Glendale California joined Henderson family. and Norman Erickson at Coe College. Community news also notes theatre plans, a homecoming play selection, and a piano sale notice for Clermont residents.
A Grinnell filling station shows a carpeted post with Back Scratcher for tired motorista. An Iowa theatre marque displays Bank Nite 300 under the film You Cant Have Everything. In Omaha a cab driver charged a woman 25c, she protests 10c fare, and sues the cab company for 800 dollars.
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